Ox-powered Sugar Mill c. 1925, Yauco, Puerto Rico.

Photograph

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Calvin University Center Art Gallery

In the black and white photograph, two men are engaged in drawing water from a well, with one man operating the pulley and the other standing nearby, holding sticks under a rustic structure surrounded by dense vegetation.

In the black and white photograph, two men are engaged in drawing water from a well, with one man operating the pulley and the other standing nearby, holding sticks under a rustic structure surrounded by dense vegetation.

Name/Title

Ox-powered Sugar Mill c. 1925, Yauco, Puerto Rico.

Entry/Object ID

1979.2.34

Description

Two men work a sugar mill in a forest setting. The mill is ox-powered, but no ox is present. One worker is watching the evaporation of pan, and another is keeping the furnace fed with food and crushed cane which has been air dried for several days by the sun.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Monochrome

Category

Vault, People, Plants and Nature

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1912

Dimensions

Dimension Description

image size

Height

16 in

Width

20 in